Tag: Hurricane

(AFP) - Hurricane Milton left a trail of destruction as it crashed into the Florida coast Wednesday, its furious winds ...

People walk along the marina of Sarasota, Florida as powerful Hurricane Milton nears the coast / ©AFP

Florida seaside haven a ghost town as hurricane nears

(AFP) - The normally pleasant seaside town of Sarasota looked deserted Wednesday, with most of its residents gone or seeking ...

A flood wall is put into place around Tampa General Hospital ahead of Hurricane Milton's arrival / ©AFP

Biden begs Florida residents to flee as Milton returns to Category 5

by Andrew M.

(AFP) - US President Joe Biden has begged Florida residents to flee Hurricane Milton, warning that the Category 5 storm ...

With at least 230 people killed, Helene is the second deadliest hurricane to hit the continental United States in more than half a century. ©AFP

A US climate scientist sees hurricane Helene’s devastation firsthand

Asheville (United States) (AFP) - Carl Schreck spent his career studying tropical storms thousands of miles away from home. But ...

Milton returns to Category 5 as Florida braces for next hurricane

(AFP) - Storm-battered Florida braced for a direct hit from Hurricane Milton which strengthened back to a Category 5 storm ...

Contractors put plywood over the windows of the historic Columbia Restaurant in the Ybor City area of Tampa ahead of Hurricane Milton's expected landfall in Florida / ©AFP

‘Evacuate now, now, now’: Florida braces for next hurricane

by Anna M.

(AFP) - Storm-battered Florida braced Tuesday for a direct hit from Hurricane Milton, as President Joe Biden begged residents to ...

A Florida Army National Guard loader moves debris from the Pass-A-Grille section of St. Petersburg ahead of Hurricane Milton's expected landfall . ©AFP

Stay and ‘you are going to die’: Florida braces for next hurricane

by Emma R.

(AFP) - Storm-battered Florida girded Tuesday for a direct hit from Hurricane Milton, a monster weather system threatening catastrophic damage ...

Protect Chompers: zookeepers move the African porcupine into a carrier before carting it to safety ahead of Hurricane Milton. ©AFP

Tampa zoo rushes Chompers the porcupine and others to safety as Milton nears

Tampa (United States) (AFP) - With carrots and strawberries, zookeepers lure Chompers the porcupine into an animal carrier, hoping to ...

Days after Hurricane Helene caused catastrophic flooding across the southeastern United States, killing more than 230 people, the emergency response has been clouded by misinformation and conspiracy theories / ©AFP

Survivors wait for aid as Trump’s lies help cloud Helene response

by Andrew M.

October 7, 2024